Hills appoints new operations director
Director of mobile Juergen Reutter promoted to director of online operations after mobile division is merged with desktop
William Hill has promoted its director of mobile Juergen Reutter to the newly created role of operations director for William Hill Online, eGaming Review has learned.
The move comes after the UK operator took the decision to integrate its mobile division into its existing operations team and combine them with desktop.
Reutter will continue to oversee the mobile business, but he will also be responsible for all areas of desktop operations including sportsbook, gaming and international.
Reutter joined William Hill Online as director of mobile in August 2012 having worked as a managing director for mobile app and service developer Buongiorno for four years.
Prior to his work at Buongiorno, he held senior roles at Telefónica Germany, Deutsche Telekom and Brokat Technologies.
Reutter has led the company’s growth in the mobile channel and in its latest trading update Hills showed mobile sports wagers had increased 92% year on year and accounted for 23% of gaming net revenue.
News of his new role follows the launch of William Hill’s new technological “centre of excellence” in Shoreditch which will focus on the development of new mobile products.
Last month William Hill also extended its ‘cash out’ feature, Cash In My Bet, to mobile and it is now available on the HTML5 mobile web product and iOS app with an expected launch on Android before the end of this quarter.
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